固唾を飲む

Japanese

Kanji in this term
固	唾	飲
かた Grade: 4	Grade: S	の Grade: 3
irregular		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
固唾を飮む (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 固唾を飲む – see the following entry.

【固唾かたずを呑のむ】 [verb] (idiomatic) holding one's breath in a tense emotional state, with bated breath Alternative spelling 固唾をのむ

(This term, 固唾を飲む, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)